LEN European Aquatics Championships

European Swimming Championships will be held from the European Swimming Federation LEN since 1926. First, there was no uniform rotation, in 1950 a four- year intervals since 1981 and is the EM with one exception ( from 1999 to 2000 was changed with regard to the World Swimming Championships from the odd to the even-numbered years ) every two years. This also means that the EM every four years overlaps with the Olympics, which certainly reflected in weaker starting fields and times.

The focus of the EM swimming competitions are on the 50 - meter track. In addition, competition in the water diving, synchronized swimming and open water swimming are held. By 1997, the water polo tournaments for men ( since 1926 ) and women ( since 1987) of the European Swimming Championships were. These are held since 1999 each in a doubleheader separately. The European Championships in synchronized swimming and open water 1974 2008 European Championships were also held separately, and the same is planned for the European Championships in the water jumping, 2012.